Johnny Butler
John William Butler
Born: September 10, 1918
Knoxville, TN USA
Deceased: April 23, 1963
Position: HB-TB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Tennessee
Career: 1943-1945
Drafted: 1942 in Round 7, #51 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Johnny Butler played from 1943 to 1945 during his career with the Brooklyn Tigers, Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers. Butler ran for 565 yards in his career on 188 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 295 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 26 | 35.4 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 30 | 32.3 |
| Totals | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 191 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 30 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 87 | 362 | 4.2 | 69 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 40 | 46 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 188 | 565 | 3.0 | 69 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 67 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 67 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 295 | 26.8 | 67 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 407 | 37.0 | 45 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 13 | 485 | 37.3 | 56 |
| Totals | 24 | 892 | 37.2 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 229 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 297 | 19.8 | 29 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 |
